The Plant Health Order (Northern Ireland) 2018 (revoked)

Articles 22(1) to (4), 23(4) and 24(1)

SCHEDULE 6 N.I. Prohibitions on the introduction into or movement within Northern Ireland of relevant material without a plant passport

PART A N.I. Relevant material which may only be landed or moved within Northern Ireland if accompanied by a plant passport

1.  Plants, other than seeds, of Amelanchier Med., Chaenomeles Lindl., Cotoneaster Ehrh., Crataegus L., Cydonia Mill., Eriobotrya Lindl., Malus Mill., Mespilus L., Photinia davidiana (Dcne.) Cardot, Prunus L., other than Prunus laurocerasus L. or Prunus lusitanica L., Pyracantha Roem., Pyrus L. or Sorbus L., intended for planting. N.I.

2.  Plants, other than seeds, of Beta vulgaris L. or Humulus lupulus L., intended for planting. N.I.

3.  Plants of stolon- or tuber-forming species of Solanum L., intended for planting. N.I.

4.  Plants, other than fruit or seeds, of Choisya Kunth, Fortunella swingle, Poncirus Raf., Casimiroa La Llave, Clausena Burm. F., Murraya J. Koenig ex L., Vepris Comm., Zanthoxylum L. or Vitis L. N.I.

5.  Plants, other than fruits or seeds, of Citrus L. N.I.

6.  Fruits of Citrus L., Fortunella swingle or Poncirus Raf., with leaves and peduncles. N.I.

7.  The following plants which have been produced by producers whose production and sale is authorised to persons engaged in plant production in the course of a trade or business, other than plants which have been prepared and are ready for sale to the final consumer, and which were produced separately from other products under the supervision of the responsible official body of the consignor country— N.I.

(a) plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, of the genera Abies Mill., Apium graveolens L., Argyranthemum spp. Asparagus officinalis L., Aster spp., Brassica spp., Castanea Mill., Cucumis spp., Dendranthema (DC.) Des Moul., Dianthus L., Exacum spp., Fragaria L., Gerbera Cass., Gypsophilia L., all varieties of New Guinea hybrids of Impatiens L., [F1 Juglans L.,] Lactuca spp., Larix Mill., Leucanthemum L., Pelargonium L'Hérit. ex Ait., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L., Platanus L., Populus L., Prunus laurocerasus L., Prunus lusitanica L., Pseudotsuga Carr., [F2 Pterocarya L.,] Quercus L., Rubus L., Spinacia L., Tanacetum L., Tsuga Carr., Ulmus L., Verbena L. or other plants of herbaceous species, other than plants of the family Gramineae, intended for planting, or bulbs, corms, rhizomes, seeds or tubers;

(b) plants of Solanaceae, other than seeds or those specified in paragraphs 3 and 11, intended for planting;

(c) plants of Araceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae, Persea spp. or Strelitziaceae, rooted or with growing medium attached or which appear to have been in contact with growing medium;

(d) plants of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over five cm and belonging to the following genera; Brahea Mart, Butia Becc., Chamaerops L., Jubaea Kunth, Livistona R Br., Phoenix L., Sabal Adans., Syragrus Mart., Trachycarpus H. Wendl., Trithrinax Mart. or Washingtonia Raf.;

(e) seeds or bulbs of Allium ascalonicum L., Allium cepa L. or Allium schoenoprasum L., intended for planting; plants of Allium porrum L., intended for planting; or seeds of Medicago sativa L., Helianthus annus L., Solanum lycopersicum L. or Phaseolus L.;

(f) bulbs, corms, tubers or rhizomes, intended for planting, of Camassia Lindl., Chionodoxa Boiss., Crocus flavus Weston “Golden Yellow”, Dahlia spp., Galanthus L., Galtonia candicans (Baker) Decne., miniature cultivars of the genus Gladiolus Tourn. ex L. (such as Gladiolus callianthus Marais, Gladiolus colvillei Sweet, Gladiolus nanus hort., Gladiolus ramosus hort. or Gladiolus tubergenii hort.), Hyacinthus L., Iris L., Ismene Herbert, Lilium spp., Muscari Miller, Narcissus L., Ornithogalum L., Puschkinia Adams, Scilla L., Tigridia Juss. or Tulipa L.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 6 Pt. A para. 7(a) inserted (1.9.2019) by The Plant Health (Amendment No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/160), arts. 1, 9(1)(a)(i)

F2 Words in Sch. 6 Pt. A para. 7(a) inserted (1.9.2019) by The Plant Health (Amendment No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/160), arts. 1, 9(1)(a)(ii)

8.  Susceptible plants within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Decision 2002/757/EC originating in the USA. N.I.

9.  Plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, of Viburnum spp., Camellia spp., Rhododendron spp., other than Rhododendron simsii Planch, originating in any third country other than the USA, or in the European Union. N.I.

10.  Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Decision 2007/433/EC. N.I.

11.  Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision 2012/138/EU which originate in a third country in which Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) is known to be present or which originate in or have been introduced into an area established in accordance with Article 6 of that Decision. N.I.

12.  Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., including those intended for planting, which originate in a third country where Epitrix cucumeris (Harris), Epitrix papa sp. n., Epitris subcrinita (Lec.) or Epitrix tuberis (Gentner) is known to be present or in an area which has been established in accordance with Article 5 of Decision 2012/270/EU. N.I.

13.  Plants, other than seeds, intended for planting, which can only grow in water or soil that is permanently saturated with water and which originate in an area established in accordance with Article 5 of decision 2012/697/EU. N.I.

14.  Live pollen or plants intended for planting, other than seeds, of Actinidia Lindl. N.I.

15.  Pre-basic mother plants as defined in Article 1(3) of Directive 2014/98/EU or pre-basic material as defined in Article 2(5) of Council Directive 2008/90/EC which— N.I.

(a) belong to the species Juglans regia L., Olea europaea L., prunus amygdalus Batsch, P. amygdalus x P. persica, P. armeniaca L., P. avium (L.) L., P. cerasus L., P. domestica L., P. domestica x P. salicina, P. dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb, P. persica (L.) Batsch, or P. salicina Lindley;

(b) have been grown outside a demarcated area established in accordance with Article 4 of Decision (EU) 2015/789; and

(c) have spent at least part of their life outside insect proof facilities.

16.  Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(c) of Decision (EU) 2015/789 which have been grown for at least part of their life in an area established in accordance with Article 4 of that Decision or Xylella host plants within the meaning of Article 1(b) of that Decision which have never been grown in such an area. N.I.

17.  Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(a) of Decision 2015/893 which originate in a third country in which Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) is known to be present or which originate, or have been introduced into a place of production, in an area established in accordance with Article 7 of that Decision. N.I.

18.  Plants of Fraxinus L., intended for planting. N.I.

[F3 19.   Specified plants within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Decision (EU) 2018/1503— N.I.

(i) originating in an area demarcated under Article 5 of that Decision which have been grown during a period of at least two years prior to movement or, in the case of plants which are younger than two years, have been grown throughout their life, in a place of production which fulfils the requirements set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 of Article 7 of Decision (EU) 2018/1503;

(ii) not originating in demarcated areas, but introduced into a place of production in such areas, which may be moved within the Union on condition that this place of production complies with the requirements set out in paragraphs 2 to 4 of Article 7 of Decision (EU) 2018/1503;

(iii) imported from third countries where the specified organism is known to be present, under a certificate in accordance with Article 11 of Decision (EU) 2018/1503.]

Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. 6 Pt. A para. 19 inserted (28.3.2019) by The Plant Health (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/49), arts. 1, 10

PART B N.I. Relevant material which may only be landed or moved within Northern Ireland if accompanied by a plant passport which is valid for Northern Ireland as a protected zone

1.  Plants of Abies Mill., Larix Mill., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L. and Pseudotsuga Carr. N.I.

2.  Plants intended for planting, other than seeds, of Beta vulgaris L., [F4 Cedrus Trew, Platanus L., Populus L.,] Prunus L., Quercus spp., other than Quercus suber, or Ulmus L. N.I.

Textual Amendments

F4 Words in Sch. 6 Pt. B para. 2 substituted (1.9.2019) by The Plant Health (Amendment No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/160), arts. 1, 9(2)

3.  Plants of Palmae, intended for planting, having a diameter of the stem at the base of over 5 cm and belonging to the following taxa: Areca catechu L., Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr., Bismarckia Hildebr. & H. Wendl., Borassus flabellifer L., Brahea Mart., Butia Becc., Calamus merrillii Becc., Caryota maxima Blume, Caryota cumingii Lodd. Ex Mart., Chamaerops L., Cocos nucifera L., Copernicia Mart., Corypha utan Lam., Elaeis guineenis Jacq., Howea forsteriana Becc., Jubae Kunth, Livistona R. Br., Metroxylon sagu Rottb., Phoenix L., Pritchardia Seem. & H. Wendl., Ravenea rivularis Jum. & H. Perrier, Roystonia regia (Kunth) O.F. Cook, Sabal Adans., Syagrus Mart., Trachycarpus H. Wendl., Trithrinax Mart. or Washingtonia Raf. N.I.

4.  Tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., intended for planting. N.I.

5.  Plants of Beta vulgaris L., intended for industrial processing. N.I.

6.  Soil from beet and unsterilized waste from beet (Beta vulgaris L.). N.I.

7.  Seeds of Beta vulgaris L. and Castanea Mill. N.I.

8.  Fruits (bolls) of Gossypium spp. or unginned cotton or fruits of Vitis L. N.I.

9.  The following plants which have been produced by producers whose production and sale is authorised to persons engaged in plant production in the course of a trade or business, other than plants which have been prepared and are ready for sale to the final consumer, and which were produced separately from other products under the supervision of the responsible official body of the consignor country— N.I.

(a) plants, other than corms, seeds or tubers, of Begonia L., intended for planting; or

(b) plants, other than seeds, of Dipladenia A. DC., Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd., Ficus L., Hibiscus L., Mandevilla Lindl. or Nerium oleander L., intended for planting.